Subscription Service

TVPlayer, the online service that allows people to watch 59 UK Free To View channels online has announced a new paid subscription service which will be launched later this year. The soon to be launched service will be called TVPlayer Plus and 25 additional channels such Cartoon Network, Boomerang and Cartoonito will be available from launch, Turner’s TruTV channel is already available on the free service. The new service will cost £4.99 a month and the new service will be accessible via the TVPlayer website or the app available for Android (soon will be compatible with Google Chromecast) and iOS (iPhone and iPad) with compatibility with Apple TV (Via Apple Airplay) and Amazon Fire devices. A Windows mobile app is also in the pipeline.

Cartoon Network, Boomerang and Cartoonito will also have a catch up service on TVPlayer Plus. Cartoon Network, Boomerang, Cartoonito and CNN are already available via internet enabled Freeview HD boxes on the VUTV paid subscription service which launched in November 2013. TVPlayer Plus and VUTV are providing TV viewers an alternative to a cable or satellite TV subscription and with no long-term contract.

Here’s a complete list of the 25 channels that will be available on the new service: * = With Catchup service.